Resulting electrical pulses are analyzed by software that can determine which isotopes are present.

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Information is carried across synapses not by electrical pulses but by chemical messengers called neurotransmitters.

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Resulting electrical pulses are analyzed by software that can determine on the fly which isotopes are present.

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Each layer consists of an array of elements made of foil, which produce tiny electrical pulses whenever they are penetrated by specks of dust.

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At Motorola Labs, electrical engineer Mark DeHerrera casually pushes a square white button, sending 1 million electrical pulses to an MRAM sandwich in less than a second.

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At Motorola Labs, Mark DeHerrera, an electrical engineer, casually pushes a square white button, sending 1 million electrical pulses to an MRAM sandwich in less than a second.

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The device can also respond by sending 10 volt electrical pulses to block the signals' path to the brain, tricking the brain into thinking there is no pain.

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The processors still use electrical circuits, but the chips convert the electrical information to light pulses, which then transfer between chips.

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